Shiv Kumar Soni is a young artist from Rajasthan, India. Born and brought up in Bidasar, Churu, he moved to Jaipur to pursue the career of his dreams and graduated with a bachelor’s in visual art from Rajasthan school of art, Jaipur. The imaginative painter likes to paint with acrylic colour in a water-coloured style and has craved it as an exclusive technique. Quiet observer Shiv likes to drench his paintings with the things he saw and observed in childhood. He is a young artistic child who is imaginative and wants to display childhood moments creatively like playing in rainy weather, imagining oneself over the clouds, flying with kites, and many beautiful things one wishes to be realistic during youthful days. Also, he likes to paint mundane things like kites, birds, balloons, toys, trays, and hats in his paintings. One can surely marvel at the innocent charm of childhood memories in his paintings. He also likes to paint his artwork with the imaginative character, A child whom he has even given the name – PUPPY, and has painted him too in his creative style. Shiv is also fond of painting beautiful landscapes in watercolour. Know Shiv, an enthusiastic young painter who loves to paint his and everyone’s most fondant childhood memories, is a nature lover. The lad is improving and learning from his mistakes and working his way up to become a renowned artistic painter. SHIV KUMAR SONI (b.1992) Jaipur (Raj) India.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor in visual arts (B.V.A.) (painting) 2013
College – Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur.
EXHIBITIONS
Group exhibition at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, 2011
53rd state art exhibition by Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur 2012
15th,16th art fair, Jaipur 2012,2013
6th Agneepath national art exhibition, New Delhi, 2015
Solo exhibition ‘The Childhood’ at Kalani art gallery, Jaipur 2015
Group art exhibition at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, 2016
Group exhibition’ Elegance of Art’ at ICA Gallery, Jaipur 2016.
4th Jaipur art summit exhibition at Ravindra Manch, Jaipur 2016
Group exhibition ‘Digital India 2017’ at Greenmark art gallery, New Delhi, 2017
Group exhibition ‘Art Fusion’ at the banyan art gallery, Ludhiana. 2017
Group exhibition ‘The Impulsion’ at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. 2017
Group exhibition ‘Imprints’ at Museum art gallery, Chandigarh. 2017
Group exhibition at ‘Art Fiesta’ Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. 2017
Solo exhibited at ‘Kala Spanda Art Fair’, Nehru Center, Mumbai. 2017
Group show ‘Walls With Stories’ by Madhya art gallery, Taj west end, Bangalore. 2018
Solo exhibited at Art Fair, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai. 2019
Group exhibition #Happy at Artpilgrim live gallery, Gurgaon. 2019
Group show ‘India At Large’ at ICA Gallery, Jaipur. 2019
PARTICIPATED IN
District level painting competition Churu, Rajasthan 2007
Student art exhibition at Lalit Kala Academy, Ravindra Manch, Jaipur 2010-2011
Art fair and painting competition at Ravindra Manch, Jaipur, 2012
Face painting competition, Jaipur 2012
Poster painting competition on road safety carnival, Jaipur 2012
17th international art festival, Ujjain (m.p.) 2012
Kalavrat Nyas national art contest, Ujjain (m.p.) 2012,2013
Crayons art festival, Tonk 2013
6th Agnipath national art exhibition, New Delhi, 2015
4th Jaipur Art Summit at Ravindra Manch, Jaipur, 2016
Kala Spandan art fair by Indian Art Promoter, Mumbai 2017
AWARDS/HONOURS
2007 district level competition, churu, Rajasthan.
2011 poster painting competition, Jaipur.
2012 Art fair on the spot painting competition, Ravindra Manch, Jaipur.
2012 kalavart national art competition, Ujjain, M.P.
2013 crayons art festival, Tonk.
2015 6th Agneepath national art exhibition, New Delhi.